The Grasslands Reserve Program (GRP) was a United States government program, administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, that provided financial assistance to farmers and landowners to restore grasslands.[1] The 2002 farm bill authorized enrollment of 2 million acres (8,100 km2) of restored or improved grassland, range land and pastureland under temporary and permanent easements, or contracts of at least 10 years.[2] Under the GRP enrolled land must be in parcels that exceed 40 acres (160,000 m2). Technical assistance was provided to restore grasslands. A total of $254 million in mandatory funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) was provided between Fiscal Years 2003 and 2007. It also provided cost sharing payments at 75% to restore disturbed grasslands and 90% to protect virgin grasslands.
^ ab"Grassland Reserve Program". Washington, D.C.: U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
^United States. Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 107–171 (text) (PDF). Sec. 2401. Approved 2002-05-13.
^United States. Agricultural Act of 2014. Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 113–79 (text) (PDF) Approved 2014-02-07.
grasslands, reserve, program, united, states, government, program, administered, natural, resources, conservation, service, that, provided, financial, assistance, farmers, landowners, restore, grasslands, 2002, farm, bill, authorized, enrollment, million, acre. The Grasslands Reserve Program GRP was a United States government program administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service that provided financial assistance to farmers and landowners to restore grasslands 1 The 2002 farm bill authorized enrollment of 2 million acres 8 100 km2 of restored or improved grassland range land and pastureland under temporary and permanent easements or contracts of at least 10 years 2 Under the GRP enrolled land must be in parcels that exceed 40 acres 160 000 m2 Technical assistance was provided to restore grasslands A total of 254 million in mandatory funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation CCC was provided between Fiscal Years 2003 and 2007 It also provided cost sharing payments at 75 to restore disturbed grasslands and 90 to protect virgin grasslands Congress in the 2014 Farm Bill consolidated the GRP into the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program 1 3 References edit a b Grassland Reserve Program Washington D C U S Natural Resources Conservation Service NRCS United States Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 107 171 text PDF Sec 2401 Approved 2002 05 13 United States Agricultural Act of 2014 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 113 79 text PDF Approved 2014 02 07 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from Jasper Womach Report for Congress Agriculture A Glossary of Terms Programs and Laws 2005 Edition PDF Congressional Research Service Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grasslands Reserve Program amp oldid 983550115, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
